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Passin’ Me By Lyrics By The Pharcyde

    produced by jswift

    bootie brown
    now in my younger days i used to sport a shag
    when i went to school i carried lunch in a bag
    with an apple for my teacher ’cause i knew i’d get a kiss
    always got mad when the class was dismissed
    but when it was in session i always had a question
    i would raise my hand to make her stagger to my desk and
    help me with my problem it was never much
    just a trick to smell her scent and try to sneak a touch
    oh how i wish i could hold her hand and give her a hug
    she was married to the man he was a thug
    his name was lee he drove a z
    he’d pick her up from school promptly at o’ clock
    i was on her jock yes indeedy i wrote graffiti on the bus
    first i’d write her name then carve a plus
    with my name last on the looking glass
    i seen her yesterday but still i had to let her pass

    she keeps on passing me by
    she keeps on passing me by
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    she keeps on passing me by
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    she keeps on pa

    slimkid
    when i dream of fairytales i think of me and shelly
    see she’s my type of hype and i can’t stand when brothers tell me
    that i should quit chasin’ and look for something better
    but the smile that she shows makes me a gogetter
    i haven’t gone as far as asking if i could get with her
    i just play it by ear and hope she gets the picture
    i’m shooting for her heart got my finger on the trigger
    she could be my broad and i could be her nigga
    but all i can do was stare
    back as kids we used to kiss when we played truth or dare
    now she’s more sophisticated highly edumacated
    not at all overrated i think i need a prayer
    to get in her book and it looks rather dry
    i guess a twinkle in her eye is just a twinkle in her eye
    although she’s crazy stepping i’ll try and stop her stride
    ’cause i won’t have no more of this passing me by

    imani
    time for me to voice my opinion can’t be pretending she didn’t have me
    sprung like a chicken chasing my tail like a doggie
    she was kind of like a star thinking i was like a fan
    damn she looked good downside she had a man
    he was a rootytoot a nincompoop
    she told me soon your little birdie’s gonna fly the coop
    she was a flake like corn and i was born not to understand
    by letting her pass i had proved to be a better man

    she keeps on passing me by
    she keeps on passing me by
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    she keeps on passing me by
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    she keeps on passing me

    4 fatlip
    now there she goes again the dopest ethiopian
    and now the world around me begins moving in slow motion when
    ever she happens to walk by why does the apple of my eye
    overlook and disregard my feelings no matter how much i try
    wait no i did not really pursue my little princess with persistence
    and i was so lowkey that she was unaware of my existence
    from a distance i desired her secretly admired her
    wired her a letter to get her
    and it went my dear my dear my dear you do not know me but i know you
    very well now let me tell you about the feelings i have for you
    when i try or make some sort of attempt i simp
    damn i wish i wasn’t such a wimp
    ’cause then i would let you know that i love you so and if i was your man then i would be true
    the only lying i would do is in the bed with you
    then i signed sincerely the one who loves you dearly ps love me tender
    the letter came back three days later return to sender damn

    she keeps on passing me by
    she keeps on passing me by
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    she keeps on passing me by
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    she keeps on passing me by
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    she keeps on pa
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    passing me by
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    nevertheless
    nevertheless
    nevertheless i’ll say it again
    she keeps on passing me by
    she keeps on passing me by
    i’ll say it again
    she keeps on passing me by
    she keeps on passing me by
    i’ll say it again
    she keeps on passing me by
    she keeps on passing me by
    i’ll say it again
    she keeps on passing me by
    she keeps on passing me by
    i’ll say it again

    Artist: The Pharcyde

    Year: 1993

    Decade: 90s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 371